Legislators hunker down on budget impasse - media

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg speaks to the media outside Senate chambers late Tuesday night at the State Capitol in Sacramento, where legislators were working on the budget impasse.

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg speaks to the media outside Senate chambers late Tuesday night at the State Capitol in Sacramento, where legislators were working on the budget impasse. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg speaks to the media outside Senate chambers late Tuesday night at the State Capitol in Sacramento, where legislators were working on the budget impasse.